# N739PA: Boeing 747-121, registration cancelled 1991-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Boeing 747-121](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-121) (registry code 1384871)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19646
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 15, 1978
- Last registry action: October 28, 1991
- Mode S code: A9EDC0
- Owner when cancelled: [Pan American World Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAN%20AMERICAN%20WORLD%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7524° N, 73.9727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 10017, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739PA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=739PA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739PA-1991-11-19

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Boeing 747-121: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-121.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA89RA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89RA014), Dec 21, 1988: Boeing 747-121 (N739PA), Lockerbie, United Kingdom, 270 fatal
- [NTSB NYC71AN054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN054), Nov 4, 1970: Boeing 747 (N739PA), Nantucket, MA, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19881221055379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881221055379A), Dec 21, 1988: Boeing 747121 (N739PA), Lockerbie, SK, Destroyed, 275 fatal. No communication with the crew. Reports suggest inflight failure shortly after departure.
- [Incident 19810801054289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810801054289I), Aug 1, 1981: Boeing 747121 (N739PA), Agana, Guam. Captain shut down #4 engine due to high temp indication. Maintenance could find no malfunction.

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